Persuasive Essay On Foreigners Coming To America

Over 40 million foreign-born representing 13% of the population resided in the United States (Dews). 13% of the U.S. population are foreigners (Dews). A immigrant is a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence (merriam-webster.com). A refugee is one that flees; especially : a person who flees to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution (merriam-webster.com). A asylum seeker is a person who, from fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion,social group, or political opinion, has crossed an international frontier into a country in which he or she hopes to be granted refugee status (dictionary.com). If Donald Trump actually were to deport 3 million undocumented immigrants the U.S. will be affected. 8% of construction will decline and 9% of agricultural production (Ehrenfreund). Although opponents claim foreigners are no good for America, the U.S. should lessen the restrictions on foreigners coming to America because they do labor for less pay, they are looking for a better future for their kids, …show more content…
Refugees that come to america are not terrorists. ‘’To become a refugee in the United States, you undergo a multi-stage vetting process and only after receiving U.N. designation by trained officers in the field. The U.S. can vet refugees prior to admission, which means we can weed out terrorists and those most likely to become involved in terrorism, accepting only the most vulnerable’’(Bier). Refugees aren’t necessarily terrorists they are picked out and selected, not everyone is approved to be let into the U.S. The immigrants that are truly seeking refuge should be let in.”Since 1980, the United States has invited in millions of refugees, including hundreds of thousands from the Middle East. Not one has committed an act of terrorism in the United States”(Bier). For 27 years not one single refugee has committed an act of terrorism, yet The U.S. finds them